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Sat, February 27, 2021 | 06:57
How five South Korean contemporary artists envision North Korea
How five South Korean contemporary artists envision North Korea
Despite occasional fluctuations in the political climate, the division of South and North Korea has remained the status quo since 1953, when the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed three years into the Korean War, bringing the war to an official stalemate. This condition often motivates contemporary artists in South Korea to incorporate the subject of North Korea into their...
2020-07-30 20:50
Scientist-artist utilizes AI to make moon jars
Scientist-artist utilizes AI to make moon jars
Moon jars, or Korean white porcelain spherical jars with a resemblance to the glistening full moon, are known to represent traditional virtues such as modesty and meditative beauty through their pure white color and simplicity. If an artificial intelligence (AI) decides the shape of the moon jar based on what it has learned and a robot-arm 3D printer physically produces it, c...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-30 17:29
Haechi guides way in AR app for Changdeok Palace
Haechi guides way in AR app for Changdeok Palace
"Changdeok ARirang," a new augmented reality (AR) application developed for Changdeok Palace, offers radical new ways for visitors to appreciate cultural heritage. Developed by SK Telecom in collaboration with Google Korea and the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), the application digitally recreates the royal palace with 5G AR technology. "Contactless culture, ignited b...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-27 19:39
Museum encourages multidisciplinary art through collaboration
Museum encourages multidisciplinary art through collaboration
If, when you think of art, all you can come up with is paintings or sculptures, paying a visit to "Project Hashtag," a new exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA), could give you an idea of how far contemporary art has come.
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-26 19:18
19th-century Buddhist painting returned from Britain
19th-century Buddhist painting returned from Britain
A 19th-century Buddhist painting, which was believed to have been shipped out of the country during the 1950-53 Korean War, has been brought back home from Britain, a Buddhist sect said Thursday.
2020-07-23 22:15
Korean illustrator brings Marvel characters to life
Korean illustrator brings Marvel characters to life
Marvel and DC are best known in Korea for their blockbuster superhero movies, featuring popular characters like Marvel's Avengers and DC's Justice League, rather than their comic books which aren't as widely available here.
2020-07-23 20:14
Photographer captures life during coronavirus
Photographer captures life during coronavirus
Photographer Baek Seung-woo is holding his first exhibition since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light on how the virus has changed everyday life in unexpected ways.
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-22 17:45
Museum unveils national treasure trove
Museum unveils national treasure trove
Those who are interested in Korean history would have heard of "Samguk sagi" (History of the Three Kingdoms) and "Samguk yusa” (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms), the two most important books about Korea's ancient history.
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-21 17:34
Reopening of cultural facilities and museums
Reopening of cultural facilities and museums
A staff member at the National Library of Korea puts social distancing guide stickers on the floor of the library in southern Seoul, Monday. After the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters eased restrictions for public facilities in the Seoul Metropolitan area, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the reopening of cultural facilities under ...
2020-07-20 22:48
Korea ramps up efforts to bring back looted treasures
Korea ramps up efforts to bring back looted treasures
Earlier this month, a rare and intricate mother-of-pearl lacquerware box from the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392) was returned to Korea from a private collector in Japan. The return is one of the achievements of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (OKCHF), an affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration established in 2012 with the aim of discovering and retrievin...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-16 16:25
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